United States Patent and Trademark Office
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent und Trademark Offiire
Addrcsr COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
P.O. Box 1450
AlrAundriu, Yujfiiiia 22313-1450
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APPLICATION NUMBER
FILING OR 371 (c) DATE
FIRST NAMED APPLICANT
ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER
10/762,195 01/20/2004
GRAYBEAL JACKSON HALEY LLP
Suite 350
155-1 08th Avenue N.E.
Bellevue, WA 98004-5973
Mauro Pagliato
2110-103-3
CONFIRMATION NO. 2489
FORMALITIES LETTER
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♦OC00000001 2447954*
Date Mailed: 04/26/2004
NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION
FILED UNDER 37 CFR 1.53(b)
Filing Date Granted
Items Required To Avoid Abandonment:
An application number and filing date have been accorded to this application. The item(s) indicated below,
however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within which to file all
required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may. be obtained by
filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
• The statutory basic filing fee is missing.
Applicant must submit $ 770 to complete the basic filing fee for a non-small entity. If appropriate, applicant
may make a written assertion of entitlement to small entity status and pay the small entity filing fee (37
CFR 1.27).
• The oath or declaration is missing.
A properly signed oath or declaration in compliance with 37 CFR 1.63, identifying the application by the
above Application Number and Filing Date, is required.
• To avoid abandonment, a late filing fee or oath or declaration surcharge as set forth in 37 CFR 1 .16(e) of
$1 30 for a non-small entity, must be submitted with the missing items identified in this letter.
The applicant needs to satisfy supplemental fees problems indicated below.
The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment:
• Additional claim fees of $524 as a non-small entity, including any required multiple dependent claim fee, are
required. Applicant must submit the additional claim fees or cancel the additional claims for which fees are due.
SUMMARY OF FEES DUE:
Total additional fee(s) required for this application is $1424 for a Large Entity
• $770 Statutory basic filing fee.
• $130 Late oath or declaration Surcharge.
• Total additional claim fee(s) for this application is $524
■ $344 for 4 independent claims over 3.
■ $1 80 for 1 0 total claims over 20.
Replies should be mailed to:
Mail Stop Missing Parts
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria VA 22313-1450
A copy of this notice MUST be returned with the reply.
Custorfier Service Center
Initial Patent Examination Division (703) 308-1202
PART 3 - OFFICE COPY